BackGround()

Synopsis

Play an audio file while waiting for digits of an extension to go to.

Description

This application will play the given list of files (do not put extension) while waiting for an extension to be dialed by the calling channel. To continue waiting for digits after this application has finished playing files, the WaitExten application should be used.

If one of the requested sound files does not exist, call processing will be terminated.

This application sets the following channel variable upon completion:

BACKGROUNDSTATUS - The status of the background attempt as a text string.